Episode description

And we're live with a Flashback foray into the history of television. Historian of television and the Civil Rights Movement Sage Goodwin joins and offers her expert thoughts on 2005's Good Night and Good Luck, George Clooney's look at Edward R Murrow's and Fred Friendly's coverage of Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communism hearings. Topics include the history of television finding its footing in the 1950s, the careers of Murrow and Friendly, the movie's commentary on the War on Terror, and more! 

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Flashback is graciously supported by the University of Oxford’s Rothermere American Institute

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